If you look at the Kodiak as multiple variants, it does water, tundra, and regular operations. Good for lakes, land, and Lukla.
I would get the float variant if I could only choose one, but I have all variants and can fly pretty much anywhere in the world between them all. The Twotter with its ski variant is still better for Everest and Antarctica. But the Kodiak/Floatiak is by every other metric a better, more study level addon.
It doesnāt yet have a ski variant, but it is good for IFR, high altitude, turboprop operations. It has all the FAA certified de-icing options I ever need. And it has its own supply of OXYGEN. It is made for flying where the ice forms. Ice wonāt form unless you let it.
It has a tundra variant. Tundra by definition is permafrost.
Also, it is called the, āKodiakā not the, āWaikiki.ā Rugged cold is right there in the name.
What about RL Kodiaks? Do they fly in any ācoldā areas?
A generic Kodiak is not FIKI so cannot fly into known icing.
There is an optional TKS upgrade that uses anti ice fuid on leading edges and prop that as part of a more extensive anti icing package will allow flight into known icing conditions.
Yes. Kodiak island is cold more often than not. Tundra is ice. Its service ceiling is well below zero on a warm day.
Now, I defer to others as to if the real version is certified for icing conditions. In sim, it handles icing conditions like a pro, but that is different from being certified IRL. Many planes can do things they arenāt certified to do. The Wright Brothers werenāt certified to fly!
Anyone know if this is or isnāt the TKS upgrade?
It is what we have in sim for icing.
Edit: Yes, that appears to be the OEM TKS anti-icing package so the SWS Kodiak would be certified to fly into known icing conditions if it were the real life version of the plane.
OK so the Kodiak we have in game is FIKI approved for known icing conditions. Good to know.
honorable mention to the pilatus pc6 by milviz which may be in the list depending on how i feel, same for the beaver
Hi there! Thanks for your tiny list lol.
Unfortunately I will need 5 for inclusion here. If you donāt have another 3, please feel free to come back in January when I will be changing the ārulesā a bit and we can take from 1 to 10 in a list. Thanks for that 
bit like Queen when they decided to come together with songwriting credits on their last two albumsā¦ all written by queen but dig deeperā¦ you can find who actually wrote whatā¦
Previous list (from August):
JF Black Square Caravan
PMDG 737
JF T1/A
F22-A (Premium)
A32NX
A lot has changed for me since August, specifically the release of the Analog King Air which became an instant Nā1 favorite for a good month. And then came the 40th anniversary, soā¦the current list is:
1- Douglas DC-3
2- Inibuilds A310
3- Guimbal Cabri
4- Pilatus PC-12
5- WB-Sim C172SP
VERY honorable mention to Black Squareās King Air (sorry i canāt see you at the moment, itās complicated).
Hello!
I just ran the Hobbs Hours app as I thought Iād spent a fair bit of time in the Cabri. Itās jumped into my top 10 used aircraft already lol
001 0022:07 = BN2 Islander [BlackBox Simulation]
002 0015:17 = Cessna 414A [FlySimWare]
003 0014:02 = Cessna 172 Sykhawk [Asobo]
004 0013:11 = JRF-6 Grumman Goose [Big Radials]
005 0013:06 = Pilatus PC-6 Porter [Blackbird Simulations / MilViz]
006 0012:08 = Vans RV-14/14A [SimWorks Studios]
007 0010:43 = EA-7 Edgley Optica [Got Friends]
008 0010:40 = Guimbal Cabri G2 | Rotorcraft [Asobo]
009 0010:21 = Quest (Daher) Kodiak 100 [SimWorks Studios]
010 0010:16 = Schempp-Hirth Discus 2c | Glider [Got Friends]
Iām actually getting better. Managed some pretty consistently soft and accurate landings now. Itās sooo good!
All GA aircraft
#1 - WT CJ4 - Since my return to flight simming in 2017 I focused on bizjets and GA aircraft. I was in love with the Phenom 300 on FSX and when MSFS 2020 came out there was no Phenom 300 available, still isnāt. So the CJ4 became my go to and since the WT mod it is now my most flown aircraft in MSFS 2020.
#2 - TBM930 (with G3000 mod) Again keeping with the GA theme the PC12 was my go-to turbo-prop in FSX. Helas, that was not to be in MSFS2020. So the TBM930 took itās place. The G3000 upgrade took it up another level and this is my second most flown aircraft.
#3 - Diamond DA40 NG - This one surprises even me because I am a bit of a Cessna guy. But it took the place of my beloved C172 because of the visibility it affords with those big windows during sightseeing flights. I still like the maneuverability of the C172 but this one takes the third spot.
#4 - Bonanza G36 (improvement mod) - This plane is awesome. I did a North and South America coastal tour in it when MSFS2020 came out. I love itās performance. Always a challenge trying to hit a low fpm in it.
#5 - JMB Aircraft VL3 - Just because it zips, great visibility out the window. Great for VFR flying.
Yea true! Except the Glider 
I do fly some other stuff too (honest) but guess you can see where my heart is! I normally do some fast jet stuff for a bit to change things up (recently more the fast PC-21) but not doing longer A to B routes in them. 30 mins here and there for some low level fun.
The 414 was on autopilot for probably half that time (which I normally never use but Iām doing a marathon continent crossing in that, so just long boring straight lines) so just read stuff on my phone and glance up once in a while to check things and look at the scenery.
Probably what Airbus pilots do locked in their cockpit
They are all probably experts at Candy Crush.
The Bulldog is a great little plane to fly.
Not so twitchy as most other GA aircraft.
I agree, great little plane. And by BlackBox who makes another great plane, the Islander.
